Job Description

We are looking for a SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER in Middelburg, MpumalangaThe incumbent will be a Senior level member of our regional service engineering team, responsible for managing the engineering team, and leading assigned projects and tasks, by driving or participating in regular customer-facing technical engagements, technical strategy, innovation, trouble shooting and root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The role is essential to the success of the organization and must possess a range of technical, strong human interface and leadership skills, as well as business and commercial acumen to excel in this role.Essential Functions:

• Possessed a broad knowledge of controls, power conversion, automation, data analytics and their application to the industries, equipment and customers that we serve.
• Well-versed in problem-solving, RCA and project management principles from training and experience.
• Actively assist in promoting our Service Engineering, and selling to customers, partners, and others.
• Play a critical role in defining the overall product and growth strategy, by partnering with Business Development and Product Management.
• Demonstrates proficiency in planning and managing departmental budgets and project costs.
• Execute work in effective and efficient ways to best serve customers and attain corporate regional and goals.
• Key contact for Corporate R&D teams, globally.
• Minimum Bachelors degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Power, Software, Physics or Computer Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience from e.g. UP, UCT, Wits, Stellenbosch.
• Masters of Science or Business Administration a plus.
• >10 years of engineering experience.
• >15 years of industry and related experience.
• 10 years of experience in electric machines, drives, controls and/or systems.
• Extensive and up to date knowledge in drives, controls and/or rotating electric machines.
• Knowledge and experience in industrial and/or machine control theory.
• Experience with mining machine systems applications including but not limited to electric mining shovels, draglines, haul trucks, rotary blast hole drills, and hydraulic excavators.
• Demonstrated experience in managing the product lifecycle of systems and products.
• Demonstrated success with the ability to identify key customer requirements and translate them into detailed product specifications for multi-generational products.
• Leverageable experience with engineering tools and systems, including simulators, modeling, virtual prototyping and statistical analysis.
• Good ability to work with business ERP system.
• Salary negotiable - Please forward CV to thea@chainlinksa.co.za

Chainlink Recruitment